PlayoffsPlease

From Websters Dictionary: Full Definition of MASOCHISM Bills Fan : pleasure in being abused or dominated : a taste for suffering Its the only real explanation for most of us.

“It’s rotation and run game,” Marrone explained. “Hey, they’re going to run the ball, run some time. Hey, when it’s third down, we can get him in. That was the thought process that was going on, even though I wasn’t directly involved.” People keep suggesting the fix is in with the referees. I can't imagine the "thought process" that puts Mario Williams on the bench for the most critical defensive series of the game. I actually can't mentally process that. Can someone explain in english, whatever the hell it is Marrone is trying to explain there. And what kind of coach makes statements like "I wasn't directly involved" Please help me regain sanity.

Watkins skill set is different than Percy Harvin's. It would be like asking Seattle fans "when is Percy Harvin going to make circus catches like Sammy Watkins". I am not saying the plan would be a fail for Watkins, but the ability to get YAC is not the same as running from scrimmage on a sweep. Harvin's ability to get separation is not as good as Watkins (based on college mainly) either. Watkins is good after catch, but he isn't faster or more elusive than CJ Spiller, who actually is more similar to Harvin than watkins is. You mean having a superior offensive line with fast pulling guards helps with the Jet Sweep? I though any "playmaker" could run it effectively simply by calling the play and handing him the ball.

Why do big markets like Chicago and LA (in the day) get shafted, why doesn't the fourth largest market, Philadelphia have multiple super bowl championships, why didn't the NFL fix it for Dan Marino to get a championship. Why does the NFL consistently let Green Bay and Pittsburgh win. Why did the gigantic Indianapolis market get to have peyton manning then andrew luck. This thread is ridiculous.

Not sure I understand. The Browns have been adding draft picks not trading them away.

Teams with only projects and stop gap journeyman QBs on its roster, should be judicious with its draft picks.

Has Kyle Williams been playing out of position all these years. With his ball hawking abilities should he move to safety. It would be too confusing for the coaches to have two safeties named Williams?

The NFL's mistake is getting involved as a league in responding to players non-football actions. The drug rules are not in place to add an extra level of law enforcement. First PEDs are banned to make sure no competitive advantage is gained, a core sports management philosophy. Secondly its about asset protection, the teams have huge investments in the players, and drugs can and will damage that asset. The gambling rules are in place because it can effect the competition. If an individual team wants to fire a player because of image or PR for conduct unbecoming, they should have the same authority as every other employer. But the NFL shouldn't get involved as a league. I also don't understand why no one discusses than Rice's wife is being made a victim a second time. Her families loss of income effects her life style as much as it effects Rice. I am not sure why the NFL feels as though it is good to punish her as well. Seems to me this is an issue that is between Rice, his wife and law enforcement. Since the NFL chooses to be involved they have created their own secondary issues about their honesty regarding having previously seen the video or not. Clearly if they had and took their original action and only changed it to bend to public opinion, the person who made the original judgement clearly screwed that up, and should not be a position to make future similar decisions.

He has hasn't been with the team for two years. Never game planned a single game with the current coaching staff, so its hard to imagine he would be much help. The Dolphins have a lot of experience against most of the teams defensive stars alread.

The victim here, Rice's wife, now gets to suffer the loss of income for herself and her family. So in that way she is being victimized again so the NFL can feel good about itself.

I guess Corey Graham really shocked you then,

Its tough not to respect the Patriots and its hard to hate something you respect. We don't have an actual rivalry with the Patriots (who have won almost every game for a decade), but we do have a rivalry with the Jets as we battle them for the third and fourth place spots. So your hatred is logically place.

Cyrus K. is going to be a surprise starter and pancake the bears Orlando Pace style as CJ. Bryce Brown and Fred Jackson each gain over 100 yards (they all need a turn)

The whole preseason has been a smoke screen to lull the Bears into a false sense of security. Staged arguments for the media consumption, letting passes get batted down on purpose and dropping balls on purpose in the preseason games. Its all part of the smoke screen. Don't be shocked when CK starts the game at RT and turns into Orlando Pace. And don't be surprised when Kiko dresses for the game and leads the team out of the tunnel. Its all part of the smoke screen. The bears will never know what hit them.

"The front office has also bristled at how certain players are being used, sources said, believing that tackle Cyrus Kouandjio, this year's second-round pick, warranted more of a long look this simmer, unhappy that emerging receiver Robert Woods was benched at times and also at odds over guard Kraig Urbik, who the personnel side believes is a quality guard (he just received a contract extension a few years back) but who Marrone has soured on (the team explored trades for Urbik before roster cuts, league sources said)." Marrone is right, you have to let your coach coach, or you fire him. Player personnel directors can't tell coaches who should play. BTW, I am generally not a Marrone fan, but he is right in this incident.

EJ showed his smarts there, sold at his peak value.

As badly as Seattle beat up Green Bay. Rogers still at least kept it interesting.

What is the theory that EJ didn't get a break? Random posters bitching on a message board? Jerry Sullivan? In real life EJ was handed ta bigger break than Brady. EJ got to come into the season as the uncontested starter and the team traded away its #1 for 2015 to get him the best "weapon" in the draft. Meanwhile the Pats used a second round draft pick on a QB which has to make it clear to Brady and everyone else that if the 2014 continues a downward performance trend, well the Patriots will accept that he is getting old.

Maybe Pete Carroll knows what he is doing by playing well in preseason.

So the Rams and Cardinals made bad draft picks. And the Bills with CK. I notice a pattern here. These are teams that seem to struggle to make the playoffs.

GM's and Head Coaches are paid millions of dollars per year to be able to make good decisions. The blundered in their assessment of Tuel and Lewis. It doesn't matter if "pretty much everybody" who posts on message boards thought lewis would be good. They blundered.

One bad decision led to several more bad decisions. Trading Lynch meant we used a #1 on Spiller. If we hadn't we could have taken Dez Bryant. If we had Dez Bryant we wouldn't have needed TJ Graham, and we could have picked up Wilson in that round to be mentored by Ryan Fitzpatrick.

I give it a B. The draft is relative, you really need to compare it to the other realistic choices. Quentin Coples and Bruce Irvin were probably the only better picks taken in the next 7 or 8 after Gilmore. Once you get past the top 3 or 4 in most drafts, no one is a sure thing. A guy like Gilmore who is a credible starter rookie year and throughout is at least a B, and I am one of Buddy Nix's biggest critics.

Losman for three years and no plan B, Edwards for three years and no plan B, Fitzpatrick for three years and no plan B - mix liberally with a series of journeyman lienarts, tjax's, and dixons- this is your recipe for no playoffs for a decade, which some might term a disaster. Draft Kevin Kolb, sign MIchael Vick, draft Nick Foles, draft Matt Barkley, sign Mark Sanchez in a five year period, keep the one that works - this is an example of a recipe where you end up with a good QB. This is an example of a recipe where you end up with a decent QB, and a playoff game.

If I was the new owner, I wouldnt be spending any time posting on message boards.